"It's a temporary organization. Many people have never shot a gun before."
"Did Zhang Chu shoot all of them?"
"It's been issued. They are all good guns. They don't need to pull the bolt. There are also mortars."
"This kid! He's fooling around!"
Li Yunlong couldn't help scolding his mother.
No need to pull the bolt? Is it a semi-automatic rifle?
Equip guerrillas?
Do you give such advanced weapons to the guerrillas?
Also equipped with mortars?
Guerrillas equipped with mortars?
Are you kidding?
My new regiment doesn’t even have much equipment! You give it to the guerrillas! Isn’t that picking up sesame seeds and losing the watermelon?
If there is something good, you should give me a new batch first!
What guerrillas!
"How many guns are there?" asked the brigade commander.
"Everyone has one. There are two to three hundred." Xiong Dingshan replied.
When he left, there were so many people around Zhang Chu. It is not clear whether there were more people later.
It is estimated that the number will continue to increase. Because there are many guerrillas around, they will continue to be attracted to Zhang Chu's side. Zhang Chu's team will develop and grow like a snowball.
As time goes by, thousands of people will no longer be a problem.
There is a shortage of everything there, except that there is no shortage of people. Especially around Ping'an County, the population is densely populated and there are many strong men. It is easy to build a team.
"How many mortars are there?"
"Three. And one infantry gun."
"This Zhang Chu..."
The brigade commander lowered his head and paced back and forth. At the same time, he waved his hand and asked Xiong Dingshan and others to retreat first.
Li Yunlong's face gradually became serious.
The brigade commander's action is obviously confidential!
"Right now, we have not completely defeated the Japanese invaders' raids."
"We may have to launch several larger-scale battles to drive the Japanese invaders out of the base area."
After a long time, the brigade commander said slowly.
Li Yunlong did not answer the call.
He fully understood what the brigade commander meant.
The Sakata regiment was defeated, but the Japanese invaders still had two regiments in the base area.
One is Matsui United.
One is Horikawa United.
They are all field infantry regiments of more than 3,000 people. They are strong in strength, well-armed, well-trained, and difficult to deal with.
After learning that the Bantian Regiment had been defeated, the two regiments shrunk their forces and gathered together as a group. They refused to divide their forces easily. Therefore, it was very difficult for the Eighth Route Army to attack piecemeal.
These two Japanese aggressor groups have been burning, killing and looting in the base area, causing great damage to the base area.
Especially the banks of the Fen River and Zhang River were completely destroyed.
The Japanese invaders gradually realized the dangers of the base areas behind enemy lines. While conducting military raids, they also intensified economic attacks in an attempt to destroy the economy of the base areas.
Although Neji Okamura has not yet come to power, the three-way policy of killing them all, robbing them all, and burning them all has basically taken shape.
The Japanese invaders would completely destroy any place they passed through.
All the houses were burned down.
All crops were destroyed.
Even the wells were poisoned.
The Japanese invaders would also insidiously lay landmines in the villages. Once the people returned, they would accidentally step on the landmines, resulting in huge casualties and many tragedies.
They tried to use cruel methods to create a large number of no-man's land, forcing the people in the base area to survive.
The pressure on the Eighth Route Army is indeed great...
"The headquarters is planning a counterattack," the brigade commander said slowly.
"Our new group is the forward!" Li Yunlong yelled reflexively.
"Your new group will go to Ping'an County."
"What?"
Li Yunlong was stunned.
There is a big action here, but you are adjusting yourself to safety?
How can that work?
Withholding a good meal and making yourself stand aside?
"The two regiments are not easy to deal with. What is even more difficult to deal with is the Japanese reinforcements."
"Once we take action, reinforcements from the Japanese invaders will definitely arrive in a steady stream. With our current capabilities, we can only eat one and watch one. No matter how many more we have, we will be unable to do anything."
"So, your momentum must be loud. You must mobilize all the forces you can mobilize."
"Your mission is to attract the Japs' attention."
The brigade commander said seriously.
Li Yunlong's expression gradually became serious and he said nothing.
This task is a bit difficult.
No, it is very difficult.
Even if he, Li Yunlong, is a brave and talented person, he still has to measure things carefully.
The location of Ping'an County is quite special. It is relatively close to the Japanese railway line. The nearest place is only fifty miles, which is more than twenty kilometers. The Japanese infantry can arrive in a few hours.
Three hundred miles south from Pingan County is Taiyuan.
In other words, the Japanese invaders in Taiyuan could quickly take the train north to support them. For the train, three hundred miles, which is just a few hours.
In a word, if the Japanese invaders want to reinforce Ping'an County, they can arrive from Taiyuan within twelve hours by train and walking. Including the preparation time, it will only take one day at most!
so……
There was only one day's journey between him and Yoshio Shinozuka!
Do you think it's dangerous or not?
He is not afraid of danger.
The issue is……
He has to think about the new group.
In a place like Ping'an County, fighting the Japanese invaders head-on was definitely the last resort.
Even though the new regiment was exhausted, it could not stop the Japanese invaders.
"Difficulties?"
"yes!"
"Can you overcome it?"
"Yes. But brigade commander, I want temporary decision-making authority!"
"What's the meaning?"
"The situation is changeable and the distance is long. I can't send people to ask for instructions often. Please bear with me, chiefs."
"Then what?"
"I only have one regiment, which is not enough to expand around Ping'an County. I want to..."
"As long as you, Li Yunlong, are capable, you can recruit as many people as you can. However, all troop funds, equipment and ammunition, shoes, socks, food and grass are all handled by yourself."
"yes!"
"In addition, you must always maintain the purity of your troops and your loyalty to the organization! You can't fake it! I will let the party organizations around Ping'an County assist you and supervise you at the same time."
"yes!"
Li Yunlong was relieved.
What he wants is the power to make immediate decisions.
Otherwise, how could the new group attract the attention of the Japanese? The Japanese are not stupid.
If you don’t have thousands of people, or even tens of thousands of people, how can you pretend to be the main force?
"In addition, I will arrange a powerful new political commissar for you to assist you in your work..."
"I don't want a political commissar! Commander, I'll shoulder the responsibility of being a political commissar!"
"Are you still rebelling? Do you think the army is your own private armed force? You can do whatever you want! If you don't want a political commissar, won't you become the king of heaven?"
"Brigadier, the political commissar and I can't pee together..."
"This is organizational discipline! There is no negotiation! Fighting is your business, Li Yunlong. Party organization is the business of the political commissar!"
"All right……"
Li Yunlong drooped his head.
It's over. I need a strong mother-in-law.
The days ahead will be difficult...
"You immediately travel south lightly."
"Hey, Brigadier, you can't take advantage of the situation!"
"What robbery?"
"Brigadier, you can't do this! It's hard for me to raise such a small fortune..."
"The boss said that the headquarters is also short of staff..."
"I got it. I'll leave the heavy machine guns, infantry guns, and mortars behind. I'll go south lightly."
"now it's right!"
"Brigadier, if you say you want to rob someone, can you not use the headquarters as an excuse?"
"Then I will transfer Zhang Chu away?"
"No, no, no! Brigadier, please don't!"
"You Li Yunlong, you don't know what to do! You want to disobey me again, don't you?"
"Brigadier, I obey orders!"
Li Yunlong quickly changed his tune.
Then he muttered in a low voice: "The first level of officialdom is overwhelming to death..."
The brigade commander stared.
Li Yunlong hurriedly lowered his hands and stood at attention.
Transfer Zhang Chu?
Isn’t this the end?
When he gets to Ping'an County, he still has to count on Zhang Chu to get equipment!
Even the guerrillas have such good equipment. If you don't give our New Regiment some good things, will we still be members of the New Regiment?
Don't forget. You are the staff officer of the new regiment!
"After arriving in Ping'an County, we will immediately organize all the guerrillas."
"yes!"
Li Yunlong breathed a sigh of relief.
What the brigade commander meant was that the guerrillas were also placed under the command of the new regiment.
The equipment of the guerrillas was naturally distributed by the New Regiment. This ensured that the New Regiment would not gain nothing after arriving near Ping'an County.
"Li Yunlong!"
"arrive!"
"The new group can only get stronger as they fight, and they are not allowed to stretch their hips!"
"yes!"
"If things go wrong, you can retreat into the mountains! No need to ask for instructions."
"yes!"
Li Yunlong blinked.
No need to ask for instructions? Retreat? Am I, Li Yunlong, that kind of person?
Don’t even think about it!
I had a fight with Yoshio Shinozuka in Ping'an County!
